2026 David S. Reay: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	52	4389	4202	335	326	178	15510

David S. Reay publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David S. Reay sits on this spectrum.

41 publications 690+

This scientist: 178 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

David S. Reay D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David S. Reay sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

David S. Reay is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas within engineering and environmental science, with notable contributions to sustainability and climate-related fields.

Their main fields of study include:

Engineering
Environmental Science

Within these fields, subfields of interest include:

Mechanical Engineering
Ecology
Global and Planetary Change
Environmental Chemistry
Plant Science

David S. Reay's research topics cover:

Heat Transfer and Optimization
Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies
Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Climate Change Policy and Economics
Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by David S. Reay include:

"Global actions for a sustainable phosphorus future," 2021, Nature Food
"Agricultural methane emissions and the potential for mitigation," 2021, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
"The global environmental paw print of pet food," 2020, Global Environmental Change
"Phosphorus price spikes: A wake-up call for phosphorus resilience," 2023, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
"CEA Systems: the Means to Achieve Future Food Security and Environmental Sustainability?," 2022, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include:

P.A. Kew
Ryan McGlen
Hussam Jouhara
Jonathan McDonough
Mark A. Sutton

David S. Reay has published multiple works in various venues, with repeated contributions in:

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Thermal Science and Engineering Progress
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Research-Technology Management
Education for Chemical Engineers

In addition to journal articles, David S. Reay has contributed to book publications, including a title released by Imperial College London:

"A net-zero emissions economic recovery from COVID-19," published in 2020

Best Publications

Climate-smart soils

Keith Paustian;Johannes Lehmann;Stephen Ogle;David Reay

2236
Citations
Scientists' Warning to Humanity: Microorganisms and Climate Change

Ricardo Cavicchioli;William J. Ripple;Kenneth N. Timmis;Farooq Azam

1980
Citations
Global agriculture and nitrous oxide emissions

Dave S. Reay;Eric A. Davidson;Keith A. Smith;Pete Smith

1180
Citations
Microorganisms and climate change: terrestrial feedbacks and mitigation options

Brajesh K. Singh;Richard D. Bardgett;Pete Smith;Dave S. Reay

1156
Citations
Global nitrogen deposition and carbon sinks

Dave S. Reay;Frank Dentener;Pete Smith;John Grace

869
Citations
The effect of biochar addition on N2O and CO2 emissions from a sandy loam soil – The role of soil aeration

Sean D.C. Case;Niall P. McNamara;David S. Reay;Jeanette Whitaker

566
Citations
Large-Scale Controls of Methanogenesis Inferred from Methane and Gravity Spaceborne Data

A. Anthony Bloom;Paul I. Palmer;Annemarie Fraser;David S. Reay

436
Citations
Identification of active methylotroph populations in an acidic forest soil by stable-isotope probing.

Stefan Radajewski;Gordon Webster;David S. Reay;Samantha A. Morris

366
Citations
Biochar suppresses N2O emissions while maintaining N availability in a sandy loam soil

Sean D.C. Case;Sean D.C. Case;Niall P. McNamara;David S. Reay;Andy W. Stott

252
Citations
A half-century of production-phase greenhouse gas emissions from food loss & waste in the global food supply chain.

Stephen D. Porter;David S. Reay;Peter Higgins;Elizabeth Bomberg

252
Citations
Temperature dependence of inorganic nitrogen uptake: Reduced affinity for nitrate at suboptimal temperatures in both algae and bacteria

David S. Reay;David B. Nedwell;Julian Priddle;J. Cynan Ellis-Evans

243
Citations
Ultraviolet radiation drives methane emissions from terrestrial plant pectins.

Andy R. McLeod;Stephen C. Fry;Gary J. Loake;David J. Messenger

230
Citations
Climate change 2007: spring-time for sinks.

David Reay;Christopher Sabine;Pete Smith;Graham Hymus

206
Citations
Can biochar reduce soil greenhouse gas emissions from a Miscanthus bioenergy crop

Sean D. C. Case;Niall P. McNamara;David S. Reay;Jeanette Whitaker

200
Citations
Nitrous oxide emission from agricultural drainage waters

David S. Reay;Keith A. Smith;Anthony C. Edwards

183
Citations
Methane oxidation in temperate soils: effects of inorganic N

David S. Reay;David B. Nedwell

179
Citations
Nitrogen processes in aquatic ecosystems

P Durand;L Breuer;Penny J. Johnes;G Billen

175
Citations
Land use and climate change in the UK

Mark Rounsevell;David Reay

169
Citations
The impact of global dietary guidelines on climate change

Hannah Ritchie;David S. Reay;Peter Higgins

164
Citations
The soil methane sink.

P. F. Dunfield;D. S. Reay;C. N. Hewitt;K. A. Smith

163
Citations
Nitrous oxide emissions from European agriculture - an analysis of variability and drivers of emissions from field experiments

R. M. Rees;J. Augustin;G. Alberti;B. C. Ball

158
Citations
The oceanic sink for carbon dioxide.

C. L. Sabine;R. A. Feely;D. S. Reay;C. N. Hewitt

153
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Keith Smith University of Edinburgh

John Grace University of Edinburgh

C. N. Hewitt Lancaster University

David B. Nedwell University of Essex

Niall P. McNamara UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Ute Skiba Natural Environment Research Council

Mark A. Sutton Natural Environment Research Council

Peter Smith University of Aberdeen

Anthony C. Edwards Scotland's Rural College

Philip Ineson University of York

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